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Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
Tanacross Learners' Dictionary
PRELIMINARY VERSION
compiled by Irene Solomon Arnold, Gary Holton, and Rick Thoman
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k'ôd audioALSO enough
k'ôd xúu' shęę' audio enough already!
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There are two separate words that translate as 'is, am, are' in English.
t'iht'eh audio I am
The words that ends with -t'eh generally have a meaning of 'something equals' or 'same as'. These are the most general of the 'is' words and can be used when talking about physical objects or abstract concepts.
imperfective paradigm audio
t'iht'eh ts'int'eh
t'int'eh t'aht'eh
nt'eh xint'eh

nts'é t'ínt'eh? audio how are you?
sínt'eh audio it is (any single object, person, animal)
êy eek sínt'eh audio that is a shirt
sínánt'eh audio they are (plural objects)
êy eek sínánt'eh audio those are shirts
síxúnt'eh audio it is (abstract concept, area or weather)
xey síxúnt'eh audio it is winter
ihłęę audio I am
The words that ends in -łęę generally have the meaning of 'something exists' or 'something is so' and often refer to concepts rather than physical objects.

imperfective paradigm audio
ihłęę ts'inłęę
inłęę ahłęę
nłęę xinłęę

ndée xt'een inłęę? audio where (what area) are you from?
xúnłęę audio it is (abstract concept, area or weather)
sheen xúnłęę audio it is summer
Note that in Tanacross no form of 'is' is used when talking about activities happening right now. For example, English he is hunting, Tanacross na'eLs_eex, there is no Tanacross word meaning 'is'.

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SEE though
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shée' audio
etndah shę́ę' audio she or he is always working
nt'o
nt'o xúu' dínt'êey sínt'eh audio it's always like that
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SEE also
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t'o t'êey audio though, even though
ehchąą t'o têey Dihthâad ts'į́' ts'edéeł audio even though it was raining we are going to Mansfield
teghitdek t'o t'êey wu'éł ghínhaał audio even though you're tired, go with him/her
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SEE is
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shaa ch'á' xál'ęh audio I am amazed (at an activity)
shaa ch'á' xdįht'eh audio  I am amazed (at a situation)
maa ch'á' xdįht'eh audio she or he is amazed (at a situation)
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k'áatthé' audio
SYN bullet
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tsíyûul audio
SYN ancestors
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k'áatthé' audio
SYN ammunition
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shaa xdint'eh audio it is amusing, amazing to me
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tsíyûul audio
SYN forefathers
wuts'enh xáts'áltsįį audio we are descended from them
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wutah audio among it
xuutah ts'iik daath audio sickness is spreading among them
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éł audio
dendîig éł wudzih iin éł audio moose and caribou
see 'after (in time)' for "and then"
ts'į́' audio
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shtthel audio my anus
SYN rectum
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shtthel audio my rectum
SYN anus
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wu'enh audio
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shkeechěnn' audio my ankle
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kelahdôdz audio

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